Jonesboro will be trying to end a 22-game losing streak against Griffin, when the Bears visit Tara Stadium on Friday. The Cardinals, led by quarterback Zerrick Cooper, a Clemson commit, have been one of the early surprises in Class AAAA. Jonesboro got everyone’s attention with a win at Sandy Creek early in the season and can take another big step as a program by ending the losing streak to Griffin.
Griffin, the 2013 Class AAAA state champion, bounced back from consecutive losses to Burke County and Eastside (Covington) with a win over Hampton last week. QB Tylan Morton has thrown for 961 yards and eight touchdowns for the Bears.
Griffin won last season’s meeting 34-6.
Other notable Class AAA games:
Gilmer at No. 1 Cartersville: The Purple Hurricanes are 19-1-1 against Gilmer all-time.
Eagle’s Landing Christian at No. 3 Woodward Academy: Star running back Elijah Holyfield, a Georgia commit, is out with a stress fracture in his foot.
Perry at No. 4 Mary Persons: Mary Persons has won 9 of 10 against Perry, including the last four meetings.
No. 5 Thomson is off this week; plays at Burke County next week.
Crisp County at No. 6 Bainbridge: The Bearcats are off to their first 4-0 start since 2009. Bainbridge has beaten Crisp County in the last five meetings, including 31-6 last season. Bainbridge will be without senior linebacker Danny Barker, who, according to The Post-Searchlight, had surgery to repair torn meniscus and will miss the rest of the season.
No. 7 Marist at Redan: The host Raiders beat Marist once, back in 1979, but have lose the last five meetings, including 60-0 last season. After getting off to a 2-0 start, Redan dropped back-to-back low-scoring games against Grady and Columbia.
Grady at No. 8 St. Pius X: These two 6-AAAA rivals put on a thriller last season, with St. Pius pulling out a 31-28 win. The Golden Lions beat Lithonia 42-12 in Week 3 and had a bye last week. The Grey Knights lost to Lithonia 16-14 last week.
No. 9 Spalding at Pike County: Just two years after a 1-9 campaign, Spalding is 4-0 for the first time in program history. The Jaguars have won all three meetings against Pike County.
No. 10 Sandy Creek at Auburn (Ala.): The Patriots have bounced back from a surprising Week 2 loss at home to Jonesboro with a pair of wins.
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